This report summarizes all water quality data collected
at Site WFP-60, West Fork Portage Creek in the Portage Creek at Gage #04106500 Basin of the Portage Creek Sub-Watershed, which is part of the larger
Kalamazoo River Watershed. (see map to the right)

Water sampling and measurements are conducted by Environmental
Health Bureau staff.

Portage Creek at Gage #04106500 (State of Michigan Basin ID #: 17 61)

West Fork Portage Creek

WFP-60

East side of Burdick Street @ Candlewyck Apartments

City of Kalamazoo (34)

Site Code: WFP-60, West Fork Portage Creek

Sample

Sample

E. coli Bacteria

Water Temperature

Dissolved Oxygen

pH

Conductivity

TDS

Turbidity

Date

Time

(MPN)

(degrees F)

mg/L

% Saturation

(units)

(mS / cm)

(g / L)

(NTU)

05/28/2009

14:31

285.1

62.4

9.5

98.6%

8.38

0.605

0.4

1.6

10/22/2008

10:58

190.4

45.9

12.4

104.1%

8.24

0.601

0.4

1.2

09/10/2008

09:22

325.5

58.2

9.0

88.5%

7.94

0.696

0.5

1.1

07/02/2008

08:57

52.0

59.9

N/A

N/A

7.68

1.411

0.9

2.4

04/15/2008

09:14

26.3

44.3

12.2

99.9%

8.10

0.563

0.4

2.3

03/18/2008

09:30

93.4

37.0

14.2

104.7%

7.94

0.631

0.4

10.9

02/21/2008

10:35

16.0

32.7

N/A

N/A

9.19

0.594

0.4

2.0

01/29/2008

12:28

191.8

33.2

N/A

N/A

9.89

1.220

0.8

14.5

11/06/2007

09:45

185.0

46.3

10.4

87.7%

7.74

1.148

0.7

3.5

07/26/2007

11:00

2,419.6

62.2

4.0

41.2%

7.56

1.557

1.0

2.5

06/19/2007

12:50

N/A

70.4

10.4

117.6%

7.43

0.895

0.6

2.4

05/15/2007

12:30

290.9

70.1

8.6

96.7%

8.36

0.663

0.4

1.8

04/10/2007

12:30

13.2

40.7

12.8

99.8%

9.00

0.612

0.4

1.1

01/16/2007

12:35

23.8

32.8

16.3

113.5%

8.50

0.540

0.4

2.4

11/16/2006

08:30

1,046.2

43.9

10.2

83.6%

7.89

0.436

0.3

2.6

10/04/2006

10:15

2,419.6

65.9

6.3

68.2%

7.49

0.133

0.1

N/A

08/10/2006

11:20

74.9

65.6

7.7

83.1%

7.66

1.413

0.9

1.4

06/15/2006

10:35

123.6

59.9

7.2

72.2%

7.62

1.370

0.9

N/A

04/27/2006

12:20

125.0

55.7

8.3

81.7%

7.48

0.895

0.6

2.6

03/23/2006

13:30

27.9

39.0

7.4

59.1%

8.64

0.599

0.4

9.3

01/12/2006

11:55

37.9

36.4

11.0

82.8%

8.18

0.571

0.4

7.5

11/15/2005

11:00

816.4

47.6

5.3

47.1%

7.45

0.846

0.5

2.0

10/06/2005

15:05

35.5

61.5

5.5

56.6%

7.83

1.206

0.8

11.7

08/31/2005

12:50

298.7

63.7

4.9

50.7%

7.69

1.383

0.9

2.5

07/07/2005

14:18

201.4

68.2

8.0

90.5%

7.64

1.282

0.8

0.5

05/05/2005

14:00

240.0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

04/14/2005

12:15

36.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

03/22/2005

12:58

81.3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

01/25/2005

11:00

9.8

32.9

10.4

73.6%

7.43

0.634

0.4

6.5

11/05/2004

12:00

387.2

45.6

9.5

80.9%

7.63

0.499

0.3

3.6

10/06/2004

12:25

1,732.9

54.1

8.3

78.9%

7.83

1.003

0.6

5.1

09/10/2004

15:00

290.9

63.5

6.4

66.9%

7.39

1.386

0.9

9.3

08/05/2004

15:15

93.3

65.8

6.8

74.9%

7.50

1.179

0.8

0.8

07/02/2004

11:30

2,419.2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

05/20/2004

11:00

410.6

63.6

7.7

83.5%

7.59

0.765

0.5

1.6

04/22/2004

11:25

193.5

54.2

9.5

91.3%

7.79

1.236

0.8

8.5

04/01/2004

14:15

9.7

55.2

10.0

97.8%

7.79

1.202

0.8

4.8

03/12/2004

14:30

2.0

36.6

10.1

76.8%

7.63

0.797

0.5

5.8

02/19/2004

12:00

7.4

41.0

10.1

80.9%

7.72

1.286

0.8

3.4

01/30/2004

11:39

1.0

33.8

9.9

71.1%

7.74

1.237

0.8

5.1

01/09/2004

14:05

4.1

37.3

11.5

87.9%

7.89

1.354

0.9

6.0

12/10/2003

12:40

2,419.2

44.8

9.9

83.8%

7.97

0.493

0.3

52.5

11/05/2003

10:20

2,419.6

52.0

9.0

83.1%

8.18

0.224

0.1

6.7

10/24/2003

10:30

13.5

47.5

11.2

96.6%

8.38

1.258

0.8

4.2

08/08/2003

11:00

50.4

65.3

6.5

71.4%

7.80

1.196

0.8

12.7

07/02/2003

09:53

143.9

62.4

8.3

88.2%

7.90

1.244

0.8

1.9

06/18/2003

11:02

648.8

64.4

8.6

95.1%

7.90

1.227

0.8

5.3

06/04/2003

09:20

141.4

56.0

7.6

75.8%

7.80

0.793

0.5

3.0

05/21/2003

10:16

238.2

57.1

9.7

96.9%

8.08

0.581

0.4

2.4

05/06/2003

09:53

275.5

59.6

8.3

85.5%

7.93

0.606

0.4

2.1

04/23/2003

08:43

107.6

46.4

9.4

81.6%

7.95

0.705

0.5

4.5

04/09/2003

13:30

260.3

40.5

12.1

97.7%

8.30

0.572

0.4

4.4

03/25/2003

09:56

28.1

46.5

11.3

99.3%

8.71

0.503

0.3

N/A

03/11/2003

09:47

25.0

34.6

14.2

103.3%

8.46

1.038

0.7

N/A

02/25/2003

09:44

3.1

32.8

14.5

104.5%

8.91

0.830

0.5

N/A

02/11/2003

09:27

21.6

32.1

13.1

93.6%

7.45

0.888

0.6

N/A

01/28/2003

09:37

6.2

35.4

9.9

87.3%

7.91

0.972

0.6

N/A

01/14/2003

09:08

27.2

32.3

12.1

101.5%

7.96

0.724

0.5

N/A

12/27/2002

13:15

21.6

32.4

14.2

100.1%

9.23

0.648

0.4

N/A

12/10/2002

14:00

29.5

36.0

N/A

N/A

7.69

0.913

0.6

N/A

11/19/2002

08:20

2,419.6

40.6

10.1

80.5%

7.78

0.490

0.3

N/A

11/07/2002

08:03

304.4

41.3

9.4

75.2%

7.55

0.708

0.5

N/A

10/22/2002

09:43

436.0

50.2

6.8

61.8%

7.63

1.382

0.9

N/A

10/08/2002

07:20

344.8

52.6

6.6

62.2%

7.68

1.353

0.9

N/A

09/24/2002

08:40

2,419.2

55.3

6.4

62.5%

7.56

1.357

0.9

N/A

09/13/2002

09:00

117.4

57.7

6.3

63.3%

7.81

1.352

0.9

N/A

08/28/2002

09:20

75.4

61.1

6.1

63.9%

7.54

1.327

0.9

N/A

08/15/2002

09:10

2,419.2

64.1

5.4

58.8%

7.52

1.261

0.8

N/A

08/15/2002

09:10

1,553.1

64.1

5.4

58.8%

7.52

1.261

0.8

N/A

08/01/2002

09:00

115.3

64.0

5.9

64.0%

7.50

1.283

0.8

N/A

07/11/2002

10:30

178.5

60.0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

06/18/2002

12:45

162.4

67.0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

SummaryStatistics

Count

71

68

62

62

66

66

66

46

Average

460.1

50.6

9.2

82.1%

7.94

0.934

0.6

5.4

Minumum

1.0

32.1

4.0

41.2%

7.39

0.133

0.1

0.5

Maximum

2,419.6

70.4

16.3

117.6%

9.89

1.557

1.0

52.5

Above represents the summary statistics of ambient water quality conditions and below is a summary of E. coli bacteria results for WFP-60 (West Fork Portage Creek) between June 2002 and May 2009. This site is located in Section Number 34 of City of Kalamazoo, East side of Burdick Street @ Candlewyck Apartments.

19 out of 71 water sample results exceeded 300 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.

17 out of 71 water sample results were between 130 and 299 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.

35 out of 71 water sample results were less than 130 bacteria colonies per 100 ml of water.